AOL UK has appointed Greg Paine to the newly created role of director of strategy for interactive marketing.Before joining AOL Paine was media director at McCann-Erickson Russia and prior to this he was general manager of Universal McCann Warsaw.In his new position Paine will take responsibility for sales strategy, planning research and trade marketing. He… Continue reading AOL Boosts Interactive Marketing Team
Global advertising revenue will grow by 3.0% in 2003, with a reasonably strong US being dragged down by poorer markets in Europe, according to an outlook for the year from Merrill Lynch. The broker says that the US will grow by 4.0%, as previously reported (see Merrill Lynch Sees ‘Cautious Optimism’ For 2003 US Ad… Continue reading Stronger US, Weaker Europe Finds Merrill’s Ad Outlook
The acquisition of Galaxy Radio Wales by Vibe Radio Services has been referred to the Competition Commission for investigation. Competition minister, Melanie Johnson, said that she is concerned that the deal, already completed, might reduce competition for local radio advertising in the Bath and Bristol areas.Under the deal, Galaxy 101, a dance-format station which operates… Continue reading GWR Questions Competition Referral Of Vibe’s Galaxy Acquisition
Online ad revenues will increase by almost 50% during 2003, as a result of increased web usage, says the UK’s leading interactive media agency. It has been a difficult few years for the online advertising industry but internet consumption has continued to grow and i-level predicts that it will increase from 6% to account for… Continue reading Broadband To Provide A Boost To Net Revenues
Analysis of the latest TV revenues for November reveals another encouraging period for UK terrestrial TV, which experienced a notable year on year increase in revenue during the month. Channel Five, which is rumoured to be considering Flextech’s Jane Lighting as a replacement for Dawn Airey (see Flextech Boss Tipped To Succeed Airey At Channel… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up November 2002
More internet users than ever went online to browse and buy from shopping sites during the 2002 holiday season. That is the conclusion of a new report produced by market researchers at Retail Forward. A survey carried out in the week after Christmas revealed that 88% of US internet users shopped online and 75% actually… Continue reading Online Shopping Commonplace At Christmas, Says Report
Media stocks were seen under pressure on Monday, as a weak start on Wall Street, falling oil prices and disappointing economic numbers weighed on sentiment.Investors were seen considering rumours of a possible take-over of Carlton by German Bank WestLB, which was strongly denied by Carlton. The stock was seen falling 1.85%.Elsewhere, troubled telecom group Cable… Continue reading Sharewatch
Analysis of the latest TV revenues for November reveals another encouraging period for UK terrestrial TV, which experienced a 7.2% year on year increase in revenue during the month. Channel Five, which is rumoured to be considering Flextech’s Jane Lighting as a replacement for Dawn Airey (see Flextech Boss Tipped To Succeed Airey At Channel… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up November 2002
The number of DSL subscribers in Japan increased from 1.52 million to 5.64 million during 2002, according to the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Post and Telecommunications. The increase reflected the low charges and expanded services available in the country and there were 500,000 new subscribers in December alone. In a study carried out… Continue reading DSL Subscriptions Surge In Japan
BT has announced that it is cutting the cost of its high speed internet connections for both consumers and businesses in an attempt to drive broadband take-up in 2003.All new broadband accounts in the first quarter of the year will now be activated free of charge and the cost of modems will also be reduced.According… Continue reading BT Hopes Broadband Price Cuts Will Deliver
